MOUNTAIN S & STARS

 

 

 

MOUNTAINS!

 

HE 
MADE THEM 
HIGH, TO TOUCH 
THE SKY, AND STRETCH 
THE HEARTS OF PUNY MAN! 
Mountains! Mountains! Multi-tons 
Of Matter! Shimmering and Soaring up 
Towards ten thousand skies! Majestic 
And Mighty! Eagle proud and haughty! 
Building blocks and play things for the Lord Most High! 
The Golden Mountains of the Moon! The Scarlet Mounts of Mars
Ten zillion soaring alpine peaks around ten zillion Stars! 
Of God's eternal grandeur so silently they sing! 
Dressed in
SNOW and and THUNDER! Rainbows and wonder! 
LIGHTNING BOLTS! and heavenfire! Emerald trees And Wind! 

 

If I Were Naming Stars  

A Space Poet's Lament
 

If I were naming things in Space 
Giving tags to every place 
I'd give such names to these as
Stars; 
Torrs and Garrs and Snarrs and Vars! 
Alcabars and Shanadors, and 
Blue and bold Albalzadors! 
 
I wouldn't name them letters
Greek 
Or after
scientists bold or meek 
I wouldn't raid the
Zodiac 
Or give the sky its heroes back 


I'd give them names like
Matidors 
Or Lars or even
Theordors 
I'd fill the Universe with R's; 
Placadars and Shalzadars! 


And if you ask me why I'll say 
The reason why's as plain as day 
I'd give them names to write about 
Names with rhythm, names with CLOUT!
Names that you can rhyme with
Stars 
Besides (you guessed it) 
Planet Mars! :-)
 
 

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